Basketball Facts Trivia at gamerisms

Basketball facts trivia are uniquely entertaining and amusing. You
will find some of the most interesting bits about this popular sport
below:

Games & Teams: Basketball
Facts Trivia

In 1940, the first basketball game was aired on TV in the United
States,

In January 2, 1998, the Garrett Falcons Varsity Boys Basketball
team made the most number of three point shots in a single game, with
32 shots going through for a final score of 117 to the opponent's 39.

Unsurprisingly, the USA basketball team has scored the most
number of Olympic gold medals since the sport was introduced to the
Games in 1936. They won their 13th in the 2008 Beijing Games.

The New York Nicks won 12 straight games against the Boston
Celtics in 1995 and were the first to do so.

The largest crowd to witness a basketball game was logged in
February 14, 2010 for the NBA All-Star Game in Dallas, Texas with
108,713 viewers in attendance.

The longest marathon playing basketball, with the final scores
logged at 9900-8169 was played in July 1-5 2010 in Hungary. The game
was played for a straight 107 hours where no rest breaks were taken.

Players and Teams: Basketball facts
Trivia

Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored the most
number of points in a single NBA game, giving his team 100 of the total
169 scored against the New York Knicks in March 2, 1962.
Back then, NBA was not as big as it is now – there were no video
footages taken or no members of New York press during the game.

The first NBA player to score 38,000 points was Kareem
Abdul-Jabar in 1989.

Karl Malone, known as the Mailman
and a retired legend of the Utah Jazz, has the highest number of
defensive rebounds with 11,406.
Besides that, he also ranks second with the most number of career
points in NBA history, and still holding the record of the most number
of free throws attempted and made.

In February 16, 2011, Elan Buller of Campbell Hall Elementary
School made the longest and successful basketball shot from a 104 ft
distance from the ring. Buller is currently teaching physical education
at the same school.

The world's tallest basketball player based on Guinness World
Records, was Suleiman Ali Nashnush, a towering 2.45m player of the
Libyan team in the 1960's.

It is an enduring basketball facts trivia that the world's
youngest NBA scoring champion is still roaring in action. Kevin Durant
of the Oklahoma City Thunder is a 21-year old title-holder averaging
30.1 points per game in the 2009-2010 NBA season.

Kobe Bryant currently holds the most number of All-Star MVP
awards with 4 – in 2002, 2007, 2009 and 2011. He tied with Bob Pettit,
also with 4 in 1956, 1958, 1959 and 1962.

For years 1986 – 1992, Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan each won
the MVP trophy 3 times.

In 1985, Mark Eaton of the Utah Jazz denied 456 shots in
one season.

Don Nelson currently holds the record for being the coach with
the most number of victories through his career. With 1,335 wins on his
belt, Nelson has been coaching for over 30 seasons for Milwaukee Bucks,
New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors.

It
is amusing Basketball facts trivia that the game was first invented to
simply occupy students between football and baseball seasons.

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Football
Facts Trivia

The longest field goal in Super Bowl history was by Steve Christie.
Christie hit a 54-yarder in the first quarter of Super Bowl XXVIII vs.
Dallas. Jason Elam has the second-longest field goal of 51 yards.
Also, the Los Angeles Rams had the most losses at 7 of any team
to play in the Super Bowl.
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